We as parents have to come to terms with the fact that our lives change as our children grow. Gone are the days of watching what I want on television, making phone calls during the day, and taking my time in the bathroom. At the top of the list of things I will never experience again, is privacy… and maybe even dignity!

A good friend shared a story with me several months ago, that still has me laughing when I think of it. She, like every other mother of a toddler is used to having company while she uses the bathroom. She is used to the prying eyes of her little one watching her every move. What she wasn’t expecting was to have her son pass her a tampon and say ”Here Momma, put this in your butt!”

Since then, I’ve been keenly aware that while in the bathroom with 2, sometimes 3 other people, there is no such thing as being discreet. There is no such thing as privacy. They notice everything, and will bring it up with very little regard to how it may make me feel.

Let’s talk about the time that I left the room to go the bathroom, telling the girls I would be right back. Saniya shouted down the hall after me “Is it gonna be red today Mommy??” That wouldn’t have been so bad, if my Brother-in-Law and his friends weren’t sitting right there when she said it.

It’s been some time now, and I’m almost over it. I no longer have anxiety attacks when I see him, so that’s good.

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